Anyone else seen this movie yet? It's about the 1st battle involving Americans in Viet Nam. Based on Hal Moore's book "We Were Soliders Once...and Young". It has to be one of the most powerful movies I've ever seen. I sat on the couch after it was over and just bawled for about 10 minutes.....

you have to understand the strength that field commanders have to display to their men. if they don't, their orders won't be followed and the morale of the men they command will go to sh!#. i loved elliot's part...the quintessential "pissed off at everything for no particular reason" smadge. i love those guys...

You guys oughta read the book....the movie leaves out a lot of stuff, necessarily, I'm sure. Pacman, I had the same reactions from the book.

BTW...they filmed parts of that movie here in Columbus, GA and out of Ft. Benning. Lotsa locals involved in the filming and the cast hung out quite often in a couple of local clubs. Several of the real-life folks that the characters in the movie were based on also still live here. It was a BIG deal when it finally came out.

I hated it too.... it was too fake and heroic to me... It just looked like a predictable cliche war movie....
It starts with silence in an empty field, all of a sudden a bomb goes off. You know that every charater you love except Mel is going to die...

I've watched every episode of Band of Brothers, and Back Hawk Down etc, and i really think BoB is the best i've seen.

We were soilders just looks like another one of Mel Gibson's self directed "look at how cool i am" movies. Braveheart, The Patriot, etc...

sorry to go against the grain, but i just thought i'd add a little to the other side of the discussion besides "mel sucks"

So what did you guys think of "Saving Private Ryan"? I myself thought that was a great movie, and very inspiring.

What must be remembered is that these things actually happened to actual people, and it's very likely that the movies have watered down the actual experience. Try to imagine yourself in these sitatuations. Forget about the actors...they're just vehicles for the story.

Originally posted by FalsehoodBass I hated it too.... it was too fake and heroic to me... It just looked like a predictable cliche war movie....
It starts with silence in an empty field, all of a sudden a bomb goes off. You know that every charater you love except Mel is going to die...

I remember Band of Brothers...want to talk about inspiration, I think I **** my pants when Lt. Spears ran right past an encampment of Nazi's to link up with another company and then ran back, all while being shot at by like 20 nazi's. Or Cpt. Winters standing up high in the air while he grabbed men out of their foxholes to fight.

By the way, its based off a true story...doesn't make every little think about it true. I read the book Blackhawk Down and they got so much stuff wrong. They got the jist of it and thats about it.